| Wild times | 10 |
| Daring acts | 11 |
| Reckless pranks | 15 |
| Adventures of a sort | 20 |
| Houdini feat | 12 |
| Getaway | 7 |
| Con's preoccupation | 23 |
| Leak out | 8 |
| Avoid finishing a sentence? | 27 |
| Pastime | 7 |
| Break out of jail | 17 |
| Type of clause or hatch | 23 |
| Prison breakout | 15 |
| Houdini's forte | 19 |
| Houdini specialty | 17 |
| Go over the wall, maybe | 23 |
| Get away from it all | 20 |
| Breakout | 8 |
| Prisoner's plot | 19 |
| Prisoner's dream | 20 |
| Prison break, e.g. | 18 |
| Parole alternative | 18 |
| Houdini's specialty | 23 |
| Houdini forte | 13 |
| Free oneself | 12 |
| Flea | 4 |
| Fire or narrow | 14 |
| Feat of magic | 13 |
| Emulate Harriet Tubman | 22 |
| Certain artist's forte | 26 |
| Can plan | 8 |
| Break loose | 11 |
| "The Shawshank Redemption" climax | 43 |
| "Stalag 17" event | 27 |
| Vamoose from a calaboose | 24 |
| Type of clause | 14 |
| Theme of "Papillon" | 29 |
| Sutton's forte | 18 |
| Soap operas or movie thrillers, say | 35 |
| Smash '81 Journey album | 27 |
| Romance novel, usually | 22 |
| Romance fiction or horror films, e.g. | 37 |
| Retreat from reality | 20 |
| Reading pulp fiction, e.g. | 26 |
| Prison break | 12 |
| Pleasant distraction | 20 |
| Pen pals' preoccupation, perhaps? | 37 |
| Occasional prison event | 23 |
| Make one's getaway | 22 |
| Make a getaway | 14 |
| Magic act | 9 |
| Leave that asshole zookeeper behind forever, provided you can find a way into the sewer | 87 |
| Journey album with the hit "Don't Stop Believin'" | 67 |
| Jailbreak | 9 |
| Inmate's dream | 18 |
| Houdini's expertise | 23 |
| Houdini-style demonstration | 27 |
| Hobby, e.g. | 11 |
| Hatch type | 10 |
| Galsworthy play | 15 |
| Fire chaser? | 12 |
| Feat by Houdini | 15 |
| Exciting movie scene, perhaps | 29 |
| Emulate Houdini | 15 |
| Divertissement | 14 |
| Distraction | 11 |
| Criss Angel feat | 16 |
| Con's preoccupation, perhaps | 32 |
| Con's plan | 14 |
| Con's contrivance | 21 |
| Can opener's goal? | 22 |
| Break out of captivity | 22 |
| Break free | 10 |
| Beach book genre | 16 |
| Actual title of the 1979 #1 hit known as "The Piña Colada Song" | 76 |
| A tunnel, maybe | 15 |
| "The Great ---" (McQueen film) | 40 |
| "The Great ---" (1963 film) | 37 |
| "The 39 Steps" event | 30 |
| "Stalag 17" highlight | 31 |
| ___ hatch (way out) | 19 |
| ___ hatch | 9 |
| Houdini, notably | 16 |
| Prison warden's concern | 27 |
| One who gets out a lot | 22 |
| One in chains, maybe | 20 |
| Daydreaming diva? | 17 |
| At large | 8 |
| Got away | 8 |
| Leaked out | 10 |
| Broke loose | 11 |
| Made a getaway | 14 |
| Houdini did it | 14 |
| Got free | 8 |
| Foiled the posse | 16 |
| Broke free | 10 |
| Fled what was once Zaire? | 25 |
| Fled from Brazzaville? | 22 |
| The Riddler's former captive? | 33 |
| Robin's mate on the lam? | 28 |